Answer:

It is handled automatically by a router. Everything after a ":" is consider a param, and will be put into req.params.XXX by router. Different framework has different router. But it is always follow the similar rule: If you define a route like in this code '/hello/:abc', then a real route '/hello/:charlie" will cause params.abc -> charlie

I guess, in your case, you are using Node express as router. So you can check out Express's router function, how it is parse the URL. I am using Metoer.js's iron router, all of them should be doing the same thing.